Muazziz shair ki kaenat

tumhaare dil ki sang-laKH wadi mein
dushwar-guzar aur pur-pech raston ke beach

kahin kisi maqam par
ek shikasta-haal jhonpaDi garm hawa ke thapeDon se

apni zang-alud meKHon ke bal par
waise hi phaDphaDa rahi hai

jaise diye ki jaan-ba-lab lau
andheron ko shikast dene ke baad bujhne lagti hai

jin lahron aur un se janm lene wali aawazon ko
sang-dil shair phaDphaDahaT se tabir kar raha hai

wo sang-laKH wadi ka dukh hai
aur shikasta-haal jhonpaDi ek muazziz shair ki kaenat hai

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fitrat ke hashiya-nawison ne

chand bosida KHwahishat ki kai phaTi chadaren oDh kar
KHud ko fitrat ke rangon mein rangne se

apne tain camouflage kar liya hai
kya wo kaTi phaTi chadaron se

pattharon ko rote bilakte nahin dekh sakte
fitrat ne un ko bhi pighal jaane ki kamzori se aashna kiya hai

lekin wo shairi nahin karte
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duniya ke tamam shair
kurra-e-arz par pattharon ke mabadon mein mahbus hain

lekin wo un se nazren chura kar
atraf mein khil uThne wale rangin shagufon ki

tahriri musawwiri mein magan hain
shair se behtar kaun jaan sakta hai

ki arzi kokh se insan ka janm mashaqqat mein hua hai
aur use zindagi is tarah di gai hai

jaise koi shikasta-haal jhonpaDi mein daKHil ho
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bosida KHwahishat ki kaTi phaTi chadaren oDhne wale
KHud ko muazziz samajhne par musir hai

ai dil mein sang-laKH wadi tamir karne wale mahbub
kya tum unhen ye bata sakte ho

ki pattharon ka husn la-zawal hota hai